Duterte to congress: Pass bills creating new departments

By Reina C. Tolentino

Jul 27, 2020 7:37 pm

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday sought the passage of bills creating the Department of Overseas Filipinos and the Department of Disaster Resilience.

'I strongly urge congress to pass a law establishing the Department of Overseas Filipinos solely addressing the concerns of Filipinos abroad and their families,' Duterte said in his State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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